Hi, Another option is you can add the screen recognition to the rotor and that way it’s accessible if it accidentally gets turned on for a particular app.
Brett > On Aug 10, 2021, at 1:23 AM, kglists via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > Hello. > > Just to say that I had this problem a few weeks ago. As I have no vision, I > used my mac to restore my I phone and then had to get a recent update on it > and then make sure that my phone had gone to factory defaults and then get > the phone to restore itself from a recent back up. I hate that voice > recognition. > > Kawal. > > From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 7, 2021 8:58 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: More info in disappearing settings icons > > Hi Greg, > > Thanks. I ended up calling Apple Accessibility. They couldn’t figure it out > either, so I ended up resetting all my settings. Kind of a pain, but it took > care of the problem. > > Just for grins, I did what you suggested, just to see what I could see. > There was nothing pertaining to Recognition in the rotor, the closest thing I > saw was Direct Touch. I suppose it’s possible that somehow that got set to > On, but I sure can’t imagine how. > Cheers, > Donna > > > On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:37 PM, Greg Wocher <gtwoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > Move to the app switcher and make sure focus is on settings. Once focus is on > setting turn the rotor to screen recognition and flick up till it says it is > off. This should solve this issue. > > Greg Wocher > > > > On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:34 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > So when I go into Settings, if VO is on, focus is locked on the Status bar. > Neither my husband nor I can scroll down. The minute I three-finger swipe, > it opens the control center. I finally got into the VO screen by turning > Voiceover off, having my husband scroll down, turn VO back on. But he said > it shows white instead of green, and when He taps Recognition, nothing > happens. Any thoughts? > Thanks, > Donna > > > On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:34 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > Maybe check if Screen Recognition has been enabled for the Settings app. > Your husband may need to do this due to the current inaccessibility of the > Settings. It would be found in Settings, Accessibility, VoiceOver, VoiceOver > Recognition. Usually this can be accomplished using the rotor, but if the > screen recognition won’t let you work within the Settings app, you kind of > end up in a useless loop. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > > On Aug 7, 2021, at 10:11 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > So this morning I had my husband look at my phone screen. He said that all > my icons and their labels are showing on the screen. So it seems that the > problem isn’t that they aren’t there, but rather that Voiceover isn’t reading > them. I re-booted my phone before going to sleep last night, and still, the > only thing VO will read once I open settings is the Status bar. I’d greatly > appreciate any help or suggestions anyone can offer. > Cheers, > Donna > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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